Evidence Exchange of LGBT Statistics

Topics range from healthcare to homophobia and schools to safer sex. The evidence base is continuously updated to include new research, and all records include as much information about the statistic as possible.

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A survey conducted for older LGB people found that, 60% had witnessed other service users talking negatively about LGB people in general, and 45% had witnessed discriminatory or negative behaviour towards another. 77% reported experiencing discriminatory behaviour, 66% verbal abuse and 44% violence from other service users on account of their sexual orientation.

A survey conducted for older LGB people found that there were some mental health services that they don’t use because of anxiety about experiencing homophobia from other service users. Of those who felt comfortable in most instances being open about their sexual orientation to mental health professionals, only 50% felt as comfortable when it came to other service users.

A survey conducted for older LGB mental health service users found that, when subjected to homophobic remarks or discriminatory behaviour, only 38% would know how to make a complaint and 50% did not believe it would be taken seriously even if they were to.

A survey conducted for older LGB mental health service users found that, over a third of respondents felt that the behaviour of mental health professionals towards them on account of their sexual orientation had made their problems worse.

A survey conducted for older LGB mental health service users found that, 41% reported being subjected to homophobic remarks from professionals and discriminatory behaviour, with a slightly smaller percentage noting mockery and verbal abuse and disclosure of sexual orientation without permission.

A survey conducted for older LGB mental health service users found that, 41 % believed that if there was greater LGB visibility in publicity material they would feel more comfortable to be open about their sexual orientation to all staff.

A survey conducted for older LGB mental health service users found that 92% of respondents were able to be ‘out’ within the context of services, and almost half reported that they were pleased with the way in which professionals treated them when they had been open about their sexual
orientation.

A survey conducted for older LGB mental health service users found that just over a third of gay men and lesbians weren’t ‘out’ to anybody. 38% of gay men and 41% of lesbians were ‘out’ to health professionals; similar numbers were ‘out’ to most of their family.

The majority of LGB women conceived within months of actively trying to get pregnant (88%). 58% indicated that the process was 'hard' or 'very hard' whereas 28% say the process was 'easy' or 'very easy'.

50% of LGB women eligible for cervical screening, had at some point, failed to respond to a routine invitation for a cervical screening test. Of these women, 35% considered themselves less at risk of cervical cancer than a heterosexual woman.

Between 15-23% of trans people feel that being trans affects the way they access routine non trans-related healthcare. The research suggests that trans people avoid accessing routine healthcare because they anticipate prejudicial treatment from healthcare professionals.